Here's
a trick designed for walk around, table magic and live on-the-street
performances. It's direct mentalism, but remains novel and funny. There
are six different climaxes; a good reason why this trick has already
become a favorite of close-up performers everywhere.

Effect:

The
mentalist and a woman are at a table where he explains. "My friend's a
magician and he just split up with his long time girlfriend. She
insisted that everything they own be split evenly. She even cut his
cards. WITH A MEAT CLEVER! But I told him they might get back together.
Let me show you why I think that."

He displays a deck of
cards, cut in half, right through the middle. The woman shuffles them
while he writes tow notes. The woman takes about 26 of the half cards
and the mentalist uses those remaining. "You're the girlfriend and I'll
be my friend" The cards are mixed again and both people choose ANY
unknown card from their half.

Although the woman's choice was free and from a well shuffled deck, a series of SIX quick and startling climaxes follow: